Nevada County picayune., 1887-04-13

 ed 10 towns and cities may be at tached to and become q part ol some ward.
 No 254. Clark Fixes the time for holding elections for municipal officers in cities of tine second class on .irst Tuesday in April 1888 and every two years thereafter.
 No 3O3. Clarke Makes eyer, lien gwen to secure a greater rate of interest than 10 per cent void. Provides that the maker of such usurious contract may by suit in equity remove tue cloud to his title without d tender of any part oi such usuriOus debt or interest. Applies to all contracts whether made before or after the passage of this law.
 No 362. (Clark.) Gives town councils power to regulate the building of houses and prevent erection of houses other than of brick and mortar or stone and mortar.
 No 422. (Williams.) Repeals an act prohibiting sale of ardent spr- it's within One.Ilalf mile of HIck k0ry Grove school house.
 No 144. tSmith.i Prohibits sale of ardent spirits within three miles of OkolOna male and female insti- tute.
 No 302. Clark Declares Il fence of three strands of wire and the usual posts a lawful fence within the limits of the Cotton Belt Levee District. no. Phillips county.
 No 34. tWashbnrn.) Prohibits the sale of ardent spirits within three miles of Waldron high school.
 No 3S9. (D 5 King Changes time of holding circuit courts in Lafayette county.
 157. (Wainright.l Provides for the collection of overdue taxes from corporations in Arkansas.
 l29 (Rector.) Provides for a ge. 0lOgical survey of the State; to be complete mineralogical, geO!og- ical and agricultural survey: au tliOrizes governor to appoint chief geOlogist and allows three assist ants, one 10 be all agricultural chemist.
 277. Moore. Changes time of holding circuit courts in Madison. Benton, Carroll and Wasl,intOn. 199 Hudgins. Provides for the payment of salary of chaplain of penitehtiary.
 Memorial l. (-) Asks con gross to permit the Fort Smith bridge company to build | bridge over Arkansas river.
 Concurrent ,. Blythe. Asks cn,. grcss to refund the cotton tax, | Concurrent ,. Thomason. Asks congress tU pass the Hatch Bill" providing appropriations for agri cultural colleges.
 Concurrent 1. Hicks, Asks @, gresS to pass the interstate com. merce bill.
 Concurrent I. Macon. asks con. gress to pass laws preventing gambling in futures.
 Concurrent 12. Davis. Appoints d joint committee to recommend amendments to constitution.
 22S. Colquitt. Amends the rev enue law; assessor to make his as sessment between June and Au gust; property real and personal to be assessed as of date first Mon day in June each year. Railroad commissioners to assess on first Monday in August. Board of equalization to meet first Monday in September; assessment compile ted by order of county court at October term. This law not to af. feet the assessment for the present year.
 Concurrent; 19. Rector Pro vides tor a second enrolment Oi House bill 22S.
 452. Morris. Establishes twu separate judicial districts in Law renee county.
 459. Committee. Provides for an election in Prairie county for ta' relief or non.relief of the honls. men of Fl R Ward, ex-treasurer oi Prairie county.
 343: Blackwell and Oiey Amends an act passed December IL, 1875. in reference to coMmAa pleas courts.
 S2; Kirsh; Changes boundary lines between Lincoln aud Desho counties.
 256; Cranberry; Defines th' weight per bashel of corn, wara, oats aud other grains aad seeds.
 374; Clark; Amends chapier ga of the Digest as to levees and cut offs.
 63; Hill; Provides for the list ing ot certain lands for taxation.
 62; Hicks; Restores to marke certain internal improvement seminary and saline lands.
 80; McDonough; Provides fo ! the acknowledgement of deed' and other instruments outside tn, state.
 , 300; Block; Provides for fees O } clerks and places onehalf the cos of making tax books on the state. 119; Oyler; Provides for th {, more efficient settlement of oil cerS.
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